Forbidden Tales of Two Cities
1975 · 108 MIN · IMDB 6.1 · 46 VOTES · DIR. Li Han-Hsiang
Overview
Li Han-hsiang, one of the most experienced and respected filmmakers in Hong Kong, wrote and directed this charming and fascinating comedy of amorous complications and modern morals in the very middle of his forty year career. The two cities are Macau, where a love quartet is the source for sexy merriment, and Hong Kong, where a gambler tells a charming woman why there are four shackles hanging from his apartment ceiling!
Dialogue Timeline — 1,579 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:14 It's only 40 nautical miles from Hong Kong to Macau.
00:05:47 Let's watch the next round.
00:10:07 I'm the head of the telegraph office.
00:14:19 Hateful!
00:17:20 Really, I'm going to Hong Kong.
00:20:49 - No... - Come...
00:25:14 he took you in his arms and out came his tongue.
00:28:25 He must have forgotten something.
00:31:02 Old Jiao, you're so great, Old Jiao...
00:34:57 is going to take all night.
00:40:56 It must be fated we'd get together.
00:45:07 Right! That girl's real hot!
00:48:22 Just like that demoness in "The Water Margin"
00:54:54 Bank!
00:58:11 No end of clever phrases.
01:03:21 Thrills make you impulsive
01:07:55 Come on, once more.
01:13:36 I think if we both cut a few corners
01:19:08 but really for an ulterior motive.
01:26:24 Feng Kai.
01:30:25 You won't have to work for me for too many years.
01:36:13 It was a multiple car crash.
01:41:50 Good, beautiful Xiao Mi.
01:47:32 Help!
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,579
Dialogue density14.6 lines / min
First line00:00:14
Final line01:47:32
Production Record
DirectorLi Han-Hsiang
LanguageChinese
IMDb votes46